Predaphin
11-25-2006, 01:51 PM
Well, you guys convinced me. Congratulations.
I must say I am impressed with the graphics. Awesome graphics.
There were so many good games to choose from, that I couldn;t help myself so I let the visa loose and purchased 8 Games.
Yes, 8 games, and expesnive too!
Well considering, I bought the premuim Xbox bundle at Circuit city for 500 bucks. It came with PGR, 2 controllers and a charge kit. Circuit city has a special of buying an XBox and you get a free game of your choice (59.99 or less), so on top of that, I got Madden 07 FOR FREE. I also purchased Xbox live for a year.
Total came out to around 560.00.
After that, I took a trip to EBgames. They have a special where you buy 2 used games and get the third one free. So that's exactly what I did...
I purchased...
Gears of War (new)
Rainbow six (new)
Battlefield (used)
Fight night (used)
Ghost Recon (FREE)
I took another nice hit in the wallet, but i think i'll be ok.
Got home, couldn't wait to play it. Hooked it up in my room to my 40' Sony XBR Bravia LCD HDTV (hanging on my wall).
Luckily, the bed was there to catch me, because the graphics blew me away!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: Man, this is the type of gaming I dreamed of when I was a little boy. It's crazy to see what next gen consoles have come to. HD games on HDTV just to gaming to a whole nother level!!!!!!!!!
I can't stop playing now.
:shakeno:
All in all, I spent around 700 bucks. But it was well worth it.
The controls take some getting use to...but here are some slight playing time reviews from the games i've played...(Although I have not played PGR)
Madden 07: Graphics are good. Like the introduction and small additional details (i.e., fans cheering, gang tackling). However, probably the game i'm having trouble getting use to the most. I'm great on Madden PS2, i'm ranked very high on PS2, and that could be part of the prblem. The fact that when I play Madden 07 on PS2, it's like I play out of habit, I can play on the PS2 with my eyes closed....while on 360, i still catch myself looking at the control. This one may give me the most trouble and may take quite time getting use to... OVERALL: 7.6
Fight Night 3: At first, I thought I had my HDTV on HBO boxing. I kept looking for the Xbox video, only to realize, CRAP!, that's the game...Graphics are stunning. It's as if you're controlling a real fight. Controls were ok. Still trying to get use to. OVERALL: 8.6
Battlefield 2: Great storyline, good graphics, awesome gameplay and feature. Once you die, you can select to be another one of your team unit memebers. Good game. OVERALL: 8.7
Ghost Recon: "ok" graphics, although probably the poorest graphics of all my games thus far (keep in mind I have yet to play PGR). Gameplay is awesome. Once you play it, you'll adjust to the ok graphics. OVERALL: 8.0
Gears of War: AWESOME game!!! Great graphics. Great stroyline!! A "must" have for XBOX owners. OVERALL: 9.3
Rainbow Six: Vegas: ONE OF THE BEST GAMES I"VE EVER PLAYED!!!!! Stunning graphics, stunning gameplay!!! You have to be very tactiful. Tom Clancy really cashed in on this one!!!! Another "must" have!! this game was as close to perfect as there is. OVERALL: 9.8
BEST GAME I own (IMO) Rainbow six.
I'm a sports and war type of gamer. Overall, it seems like I'm having trouble adjusting to sports games on the 360, but I've already got down the controls for shooting games.
Thanks to those who convinced me to get the 360, well worth it.
BTW, looking foward to buying Oblivion and Saints Row. Maybe sometime next year when the prices will drop some more....
I must say I am impressed with the graphics. Awesome graphics.
There were so many good games to choose from, that I couldn;t help myself so I let the visa loose and purchased 8 Games.
Yes, 8 games, and expesnive too!
Well considering, I bought the premuim Xbox bundle at Circuit city for 500 bucks. It came with PGR, 2 controllers and a charge kit. Circuit city has a special of buying an XBox and you get a free game of your choice (59.99 or less), so on top of that, I got Madden 07 FOR FREE. I also purchased Xbox live for a year.
Total came out to around 560.00.
After that, I took a trip to EBgames. They have a special where you buy 2 used games and get the third one free. So that's exactly what I did...
I purchased...
Gears of War (new)
Rainbow six (new)
Battlefield (used)
Fight night (used)
Ghost Recon (FREE)
I took another nice hit in the wallet, but i think i'll be ok.
Got home, couldn't wait to play it. Hooked it up in my room to my 40' Sony XBR Bravia LCD HDTV (hanging on my wall).
Luckily, the bed was there to catch me, because the graphics blew me away!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: Man, this is the type of gaming I dreamed of when I was a little boy. It's crazy to see what next gen consoles have come to. HD games on HDTV just to gaming to a whole nother level!!!!!!!!!
I can't stop playing now.
:shakeno:
All in all, I spent around 700 bucks. But it was well worth it.
The controls take some getting use to...but here are some slight playing time reviews from the games i've played...(Although I have not played PGR)
Madden 07: Graphics are good. Like the introduction and small additional details (i.e., fans cheering, gang tackling). However, probably the game i'm having trouble getting use to the most. I'm great on Madden PS2, i'm ranked very high on PS2, and that could be part of the prblem. The fact that when I play Madden 07 on PS2, it's like I play out of habit, I can play on the PS2 with my eyes closed....while on 360, i still catch myself looking at the control. This one may give me the most trouble and may take quite time getting use to... OVERALL: 7.6
Fight Night 3: At first, I thought I had my HDTV on HBO boxing. I kept looking for the Xbox video, only to realize, CRAP!, that's the game...Graphics are stunning. It's as if you're controlling a real fight. Controls were ok. Still trying to get use to. OVERALL: 8.6
Battlefield 2: Great storyline, good graphics, awesome gameplay and feature. Once you die, you can select to be another one of your team unit memebers. Good game. OVERALL: 8.7
Ghost Recon: "ok" graphics, although probably the poorest graphics of all my games thus far (keep in mind I have yet to play PGR). Gameplay is awesome. Once you play it, you'll adjust to the ok graphics. OVERALL: 8.0
Gears of War: AWESOME game!!! Great graphics. Great stroyline!! A "must" have for XBOX owners. OVERALL: 9.3
Rainbow Six: Vegas: ONE OF THE BEST GAMES I"VE EVER PLAYED!!!!! Stunning graphics, stunning gameplay!!! You have to be very tactiful. Tom Clancy really cashed in on this one!!!! Another "must" have!! this game was as close to perfect as there is. OVERALL: 9.8
BEST GAME I own (IMO) Rainbow six.
I'm a sports and war type of gamer. Overall, it seems like I'm having trouble adjusting to sports games on the 360, but I've already got down the controls for shooting games.
Thanks to those who convinced me to get the 360, well worth it.
BTW, looking foward to buying Oblivion and Saints Row. Maybe sometime next year when the prices will drop some more....